Uninterrupted power supply for safe storage of a high-value cancer drug

“There was no margin for error”

Mark Dinneen, Project Manager, Imtech

A standard power project evolving into an engineered custom solution

“In August 2014, Energyst was asked by Imtech to provide a standard power solution for their client, a global and leading pharmaceutical company”, Paul Turley from Energyst remembers. “The challenge was to set up power generators for the pharmaceutical company’s manufacturing site in Ireland. But – as the project kept evolving – this turned into a much bigger challenge, involving a custom power solution for safely storing a new cancer drug. It took all of our professional and personal engagement to deliver the best engineering solution to the customer. But we did it, even though the timing – around New Year – made it extra difficult.”

The project kept evolving

Turley continues: “Imtech gave Energyst the opportunity to take on this special project. Imtech is one of the UK and Ireland’s largest and most successful broad-based technical services providers. We teamed up with Imtech’s Mark Dinneen. Looking back on the project Dinneen says: “During the first months of our co-operation, the project kept evolving. And then, only 10 days before the power generators were due, the project even changed dramatically – because of a new challenge the customer presented to us: storing 90 million euros worth of a new cancer drug in two temperature-controlled storage facilities.”

“Due to the critical nature of this project and the high value of the product, it was imperative that there was an uninterrupted power supply”

Mark Dinneen

Project Manager at Imtech

This really changed the game plan

Dinneen continues: “This really changed the game plan. Because now, due to the critical nature of this project and the high value of the product, it was imperative that there was an uninterrupted power supply. There really was no margin for error. So, Energyst’s engineers told us that safe wasn’t safe enough. Even though the customer requested a back-up generator as a safeguard for the two prime power generators running in parallel, Energyst’s PJ Smyth wouldn’t settle for less than a perfect solution. He emphasised the pivotal importance of a more robust solution, to really ensure continuous power and give the pharmaceutical company greater peace of mind.

Not settling for a less than perfect solution

So, after analysing the situation and consulting with me and my client at their production site, PJ decided to not only supply the requested back-up generator, but provide an additional independent power generator for the highly valuable storage units, ready for immediate connection in the event of a complete plant failure. In addition to the equipment supply Energyst engineers were made available as well, to monitor all the equipment on-site 24/7 for the duration of the project. Moreover, PJ’s team wanted to ensure uninterrupted power by fuelling the generators over the holiday period. Energyst secured reliable fuel delivery on an almost daily basis for the duration of the project. A notoriously difficult task to undertake around New Year, as you can imagine. We are really grateful for that!”, says Mark Dinneen.

“The constantly evolving nature of this project required fast reaction times from Energyst and many changes had to be implemented in a very short space of time”

Paul Turley

Account Manager at Energyst Ireland

Energyst delivered - and did so much more

Paul Turley continues: “The constantly evolving nature of this project required fast reaction times from Energyst and many changes had to be implemented in a very short space of time. Our client was highly complimentary of the team and expressed great gratitude and appreciation for the way in which Energyst managed this critical project from start to finish. They also praised Energyst”s professionalism and commitment on-site.”

“Imtech was very much pleased with the solution as well as the process”, says Mark Dinneen: “We chose Energyst because of its reputation for providing reliable equipment backed up by customer-focused solutions. They delivered and did so much more. Energyst demonstrated great focus on understanding and servicing the client, reacting positively and quickly to the changes in this constantly evolving project, proactively creating solutions and engaging with all parties to ensure the best outcome for the customer.”

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